Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Why are writing skills important for a career in criminal justice? Research a position you would like to have in criminal justice and share at least 1 way writing is used in the position. What can you do to enhance this skill set?

Signature Assignment: Crime Report

Assignment Content

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   Resources:

   • Ch. 6 of Effective Communication in Criminal Justice
   • A Criminal Justice Report Writing Checklist

   Imagine you are an officer, and you and your partner responded to a possible burglary and took down information. Now you need to write a report.
   Review your Incident Facts:

   • October 6, 2017, at 0745am
   • Burglary
   • 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
   • Mr. Phil Collins – left to work at 7:00am
   • Alarm was set, door locked
   • Call from alarm company at 8:15am, police called
   • Homeowner arrived home at 9:00am, greeted by Officer R.E. Grubb and myself
   • Scene cleared for intruders, homeowner asked to determine if anything taken
   • Dell laptop and $40 cash
   • Searched for point of entry, aided by evidence technician (ET)
   • Footprinton backdoor, fingerprint on countertop, secured by ET
   • Incident number 15355 provided to Mr. Collins
   • Scene cleared 9:45am

   Using the information from the Incident Facts, write a 260-word report that includes the following:

   • Who (identification of the person[s] involved)
   • What (violation or offense)
   • When (time and date)
   • Where (location of incident) Why (motive)
   • How (method of operation)
   • Action taken (end result, outcome, or response)

   Consider the following points as you write your report:

   • Is the description of the incident accurate?
   • Does it give specific details that are both factual and correct?
   • Are all elements of the incident properly identified and explained? Did you provide explicit and concise information?
   • Did you include all essential information? Is your report well organized? Did you organize the information chronologically?
   • Did you include all necessary information to answer the questions who, what, when, where, why, how, and what action was taken?
   • Are your conclusions supported? Did you include a full description of the actions on which you based your conclusion?
   • Is your report free of errors?
   • Did you use the proper format?